so I got this from another blog ..
1. One fashion trend I really regret is ... butterfly clips.. The little plastic ones that you would wear like 10 of at the same time. I had like every color.
2. The one thing that always completes any outfit is .. my quatrefoil earrings courtesy of Phi Mu's Carnation Collection (the hot spot for all your Phi Mu needs).
3. I would describe my personal style as .. Preppy, I love a good v-neck tee tucked into a pencil skirt.. thank you employee discount at Banana Republic.
4. My fashion muse is ... I kinda just make it up as I go along, but I definitely LOVEEEE all of the clothes the girls on One Tree Hill wear.
5. If I could own one designer piece of clothing it would be.. coach flats
6. I would love to raid the wardrobe of ... Haley James Scott - Bethany G.'s character on One Tree Hill.
7. Today I am wearing .. my lifeguarding swimsuit, guard t-shirt and soffees.. I work too much..
As for my list of 21 things to do while 21..
#14 - buy a car.
#15 - give up something really difficult for lent.
#16 - find a church in newport news.
#17 - grow my hair back to it's natural shade of blonde.
#18 - get tan the natural way.
#19 - go on a crazy trip with my roomie Heather.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
The Help
For Christmas my amazing roommate Molly, who also shares an appreciation for books, gave me The Help by Kathryn Stockett. I heard about the book because the author was a Phi Mu, so naturally I wanted to read it. I was so excited when Molly gave it to me and this week is the first chance I have had to read it since I got it in December.
If you enjoy reading at all I would highly recommend this book, even though it made me cry like five times - which made me mad, I could not put it down. Seriously, every free moment I have had since I started reading it was devoted to this book.
I am sure you are curious what the book is about. It is from the perspective of three women living in the early sixties in Jackson, Mississippi. Miss Skeeter is a young white woman who recently graduated from college and is faced with the challenge of being single and living at home with Mom and Dad, when all of her Junior League friends are married with children. Aibileen and Minny are two older black women who work for white families (Skeeter's friends). Not to give too much away, the book is about their lives and the lines drawn between black and white people at that time in Jackson. It is really charming, it's funny, and darn it if I don't wanna up and move to the south now (well more south than Virginia anyways).
So seriously, give the book a look you will not be disappointed!
On another note,
Still no news about my car, the insurance company is looking at it on monday to determine whether or not it is totalled. Let's pray that it isn't so then my insurance will pay to fix the damage, I will still have a car and won't have to stress about how to get a new one.
As for my list of 21 things to do while 21:
#7 - Serve on Summer Staff
#8 - Go to Wilmington, North Carolina!
#9 - Wear heels more often (I've accepted that I will not grow anymore)
#10 - Do something selfless (this sounds really simple, but how hard is it to do something completely selfless)
#11 - Finish my blue book devotionals
#12 - Take a picture with President Trible (CNU's famed President and former state senator of VA)
#13 - Meet someone famous
Honestly it is getting hard to come up with ideas for my list, anyone got any good ones?
If you enjoy reading at all I would highly recommend this book, even though it made me cry like five times - which made me mad, I could not put it down. Seriously, every free moment I have had since I started reading it was devoted to this book.
I am sure you are curious what the book is about. It is from the perspective of three women living in the early sixties in Jackson, Mississippi. Miss Skeeter is a young white woman who recently graduated from college and is faced with the challenge of being single and living at home with Mom and Dad, when all of her Junior League friends are married with children. Aibileen and Minny are two older black women who work for white families (Skeeter's friends). Not to give too much away, the book is about their lives and the lines drawn between black and white people at that time in Jackson. It is really charming, it's funny, and darn it if I don't wanna up and move to the south now (well more south than Virginia anyways).
So seriously, give the book a look you will not be disappointed!
On another note,
Still no news about my car, the insurance company is looking at it on monday to determine whether or not it is totalled. Let's pray that it isn't so then my insurance will pay to fix the damage, I will still have a car and won't have to stress about how to get a new one.
As for my list of 21 things to do while 21:
#7 - Serve on Summer Staff
#8 - Go to Wilmington, North Carolina!
#9 - Wear heels more often (I've accepted that I will not grow anymore)
#10 - Do something selfless (this sounds really simple, but how hard is it to do something completely selfless)
#11 - Finish my blue book devotionals
#12 - Take a picture with President Trible (CNU's famed President and former state senator of VA)
#13 - Meet someone famous
Honestly it is getting hard to come up with ideas for my list, anyone got any good ones?
Sunday, May 9, 2010
How to Total Your Car 101
First step. See golden dog mozying down side of road and think to yourself "wow that dog is lucky if it doesn't get hit."
Second step. See golden dog's friend beagle run out in front of your car.
Third step. Swerve to miss beagle, realize beagle thinks his name is Bolt and is still running out in front of your car, swerve more into opposite lane to miss said beagle.
Fourth step. Try to gain control of car while still in opposite lane.
Fifth step. Lose control of car, go into grass on left shoulder.
Sixth step. Scream while car does a 180 degree turn.
Seventh step. Think "Mom is gonna kill me for running into a ditch".
Eighth step. Scream even more when car proceeds to flip 4 times.
And that is how to total a 3 year old car that had 11 miles on it when you bought it.
If you haven't already figured out I totalled my car today while swerving to avoid killing a beagle. The old man whose field my car decided to have a gymnastics exhibition in wheeled down the hill in his scooter and told the lady who stopped to help us "tell them next time, 'hit the damn dog' " Maybe I should've but I couldn't kill a living creature especially when my dog is himself a beagle. I honestly thought I'd be swerving just a little to miss him but it didn't really turn out that way. My back window and left passenger window were blown out, the Edible Arrangement my sister and I bought to give my Mom for Mother's Day was destroyed, my belongings were strewn about in the field, my cell phone ended up in the back seat, it was just a hot mess.
My older brother and I are very thankful to be alive but I am just so angry because having two jobs and all it will be a little tough to be without a car. My summer is probably ruined. I haven't been in pain or anything thanks to adrenaline but I know tomorrow I definitely be feeling it.
Thus number 6 on my list is:
Do something really nice for my mom.
My mom works really hard and this really is the last thing she needed to have to deal with. Is it awful that other than the initial "I'm alive" my first thought was "How in the world am I going to be able to afford a car?"
So ladies and gentlemen,
when in doubt, as Mr. C would say "Hit the damn dog"
Second step. See golden dog's friend beagle run out in front of your car.
Third step. Swerve to miss beagle, realize beagle thinks his name is Bolt and is still running out in front of your car, swerve more into opposite lane to miss said beagle.
Fourth step. Try to gain control of car while still in opposite lane.
Fifth step. Lose control of car, go into grass on left shoulder.
Sixth step. Scream while car does a 180 degree turn.
Seventh step. Think "Mom is gonna kill me for running into a ditch".
Eighth step. Scream even more when car proceeds to flip 4 times.
And that is how to total a 3 year old car that had 11 miles on it when you bought it.
If you haven't already figured out I totalled my car today while swerving to avoid killing a beagle. The old man whose field my car decided to have a gymnastics exhibition in wheeled down the hill in his scooter and told the lady who stopped to help us "tell them next time, 'hit the damn dog' " Maybe I should've but I couldn't kill a living creature especially when my dog is himself a beagle. I honestly thought I'd be swerving just a little to miss him but it didn't really turn out that way. My back window and left passenger window were blown out, the Edible Arrangement my sister and I bought to give my Mom for Mother's Day was destroyed, my belongings were strewn about in the field, my cell phone ended up in the back seat, it was just a hot mess.
My older brother and I are very thankful to be alive but I am just so angry because having two jobs and all it will be a little tough to be without a car. My summer is probably ruined. I haven't been in pain or anything thanks to adrenaline but I know tomorrow I definitely be feeling it.
Thus number 6 on my list is:
Do something really nice for my mom.
My mom works really hard and this really is the last thing she needed to have to deal with. Is it awful that other than the initial "I'm alive" my first thought was "How in the world am I going to be able to afford a car?"
So ladies and gentlemen,
when in doubt, as Mr. C would say "Hit the damn dog"
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Things 1-5 ..
Okay sooo ..
I know I said I was going to post one thing each day from my list of 21 things to do while 21 but that just goes to show my life get's hectic, and I'm only 20 ... Lord help me when I actually have a "real life", someone promise me it gets better!
Tuesday was my roommate and best friend's birthday, which she cleverly dubbed "Heatheresta", no her birthday party was definitely not Mexican themed, and no I did not buy her a sombrero that we puffy painted and bedazzled for her to wear all night.
I drove back home to Roanoke on Wednesday and even though my whole left side got sunburnt during the 4 hour journey, I just love driving throught the mountains, I get just awestruck.
Thursday morning began my "I swear I'm not a work-a-holic" summer. I may or may not have worked over 20 hours in the past two days...
As much as it sounds bad, I figure I don't have anything better to do I might as well make money and occupy my time.
The only thing I am bummed about working so much is that I have to miss my guys (PH Men's Soccer team, they are AMAZING ps) play against Battlefield tomorrow :( Even worse I won't get to play with "my" babies, Sam, Charley, Emily and Zoe. I love going back to these games because not only do I get to see my favorite kids, I get to see Emily and Nikki and all of the parents I've come to know over the years but I get to see the boys who were freshman on the team when I was a senior dominate on the soccer field. It is truly astonishing how far they have come .. brag moment on my boy Cameron Chavira for being on the cover of the Sports page in the Roanoke Times yesterday (did I mention he's playing at UVA next year?). They are such awesome boys and they have an awesome team of coaches who teach them lessons on and off the field.
As for my list:
#1 (May 4) - Graduate from CNU !
#2 (May 5) - Apply to become a Corps Member of Teach for America
#3 (May 6) - Make Dean's list both semesters of Senior Year
#4 (May 7) - Save my money better
#5 (May 8) - Blog regularly
**The best part of my day was when the little boy I was babysitting asked me to read him stories out of the family bible sitting in his living room, he's 4? and he sat so quietly while I read to him. There is a reason children are so precious in the Lord's eyes.
I know I said I was going to post one thing each day from my list of 21 things to do while 21 but that just goes to show my life get's hectic, and I'm only 20 ... Lord help me when I actually have a "real life", someone promise me it gets better!
Tuesday was my roommate and best friend's birthday, which she cleverly dubbed "Heatheresta", no her birthday party was definitely not Mexican themed, and no I did not buy her a sombrero that we puffy painted and bedazzled for her to wear all night.
I drove back home to Roanoke on Wednesday and even though my whole left side got sunburnt during the 4 hour journey, I just love driving throught the mountains, I get just awestruck.
Thursday morning began my "I swear I'm not a work-a-holic" summer. I may or may not have worked over 20 hours in the past two days...
As much as it sounds bad, I figure I don't have anything better to do I might as well make money and occupy my time.
The only thing I am bummed about working so much is that I have to miss my guys (PH Men's Soccer team, they are AMAZING ps) play against Battlefield tomorrow :( Even worse I won't get to play with "my" babies, Sam, Charley, Emily and Zoe. I love going back to these games because not only do I get to see my favorite kids, I get to see Emily and Nikki and all of the parents I've come to know over the years but I get to see the boys who were freshman on the team when I was a senior dominate on the soccer field. It is truly astonishing how far they have come .. brag moment on my boy Cameron Chavira for being on the cover of the Sports page in the Roanoke Times yesterday (did I mention he's playing at UVA next year?). They are such awesome boys and they have an awesome team of coaches who teach them lessons on and off the field.
As for my list:
#1 (May 4) - Graduate from CNU !
#2 (May 5) - Apply to become a Corps Member of Teach for America
#3 (May 6) - Make Dean's list both semesters of Senior Year
#4 (May 7) - Save my money better
#5 (May 8) - Blog regularly
**The best part of my day was when the little boy I was babysitting asked me to read him stories out of the family bible sitting in his living room, he's 4? and he sat so quietly while I read to him. There is a reason children are so precious in the Lord's eyes.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Goodbye Junior Year
Wow, I can't believe I haven't posted anything on here since mid-march, that right there shows how ridiculously busy I was for the last part of the semester. I went home three weekends in a row to get my lifeguard certification (I'll let you know soon if it was worth it), I went to not one but four fraternity formals (one was my own, but hey we are technically a fraternity haha), I pulled 4 all nighters thanks to finals... let's just say I am so glad to be done.
Junior year was definitely a different year than the past two. I like to say that I'm mature for my age, but I know I still have a lot of growing up to do and I feel like this year I started making bigger steps toward coming into my own. I know the one thing I am missing at CNU is fellowship and that is something I totally want to work on next year. I am doing Summer Staff again this summer at Young Life's Rockbridge, I'm not sure of my job yet but hopefully I will be lifeguarding.
I am going to Memphis for my birthday and I am so excited, my goal is to find some genuine cowboy boots. My goal for the summer is to just work a lot and save up so I can live it up next year.
I cannot believe I am going to be a Senior in college. I remember when I was about to start my Senior year in high school and how exciting, yet terrifying the prospect was. It is even more defined now, the next step now is the real world and that is a little unsettling. I am dead set on doing Teach for America upon graduation and if that doesn't pan out I really have no idea what I want to do.
Tomorrow starts the countdown "21 things to do while 21". Each day for the next 21 I will post something I want to do while I am 21. Get excited!!
I can't wait to go home and see my PH Men's Soccer dominate the rest of their season and post-season!!!
Junior year was definitely a different year than the past two. I like to say that I'm mature for my age, but I know I still have a lot of growing up to do and I feel like this year I started making bigger steps toward coming into my own. I know the one thing I am missing at CNU is fellowship and that is something I totally want to work on next year. I am doing Summer Staff again this summer at Young Life's Rockbridge, I'm not sure of my job yet but hopefully I will be lifeguarding.
I am going to Memphis for my birthday and I am so excited, my goal is to find some genuine cowboy boots. My goal for the summer is to just work a lot and save up so I can live it up next year.
I cannot believe I am going to be a Senior in college. I remember when I was about to start my Senior year in high school and how exciting, yet terrifying the prospect was. It is even more defined now, the next step now is the real world and that is a little unsettling. I am dead set on doing Teach for America upon graduation and if that doesn't pan out I really have no idea what I want to do.
Tomorrow starts the countdown "21 things to do while 21". Each day for the next 21 I will post something I want to do while I am 21. Get excited!!
I can't wait to go home and see my PH Men's Soccer dominate the rest of their season and post-season!!!
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